07-30-2024, 02:18 PM
Joel Embiid was reportedly able to play for 3 Olympic teams: USA, France, or Cameroon
Turned down Cameroon cause didn’t think they’d qualify.
As noted Eileen Gu woulda won medals for any country and perhaps chose China for the bucketloads of NIL type cash
Also I think some countries have a history of admiring if not idolizing all their Olympic gold winning athletes more than even in USA.
Some but certainly not all USA winners achieve the notoriety common occurring in other countries.
Turned down Cameroon cause didn’t think they’d qualify.
As noted Eileen Gu woulda won medals for any country and perhaps chose China for the bucketloads of NIL type cash
Also I think some countries have a history of admiring if not idolizing all their Olympic gold winning athletes more than even in USA.
Some but certainly not all USA winners achieve the notoriety common occurring in other countries.